Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Preface About this Manual The material in this document is for information purpose and is subject to change without prior notice. We made every effort to ensure that this user’s manual is accurate and complete. However, no liability is assumed for any errors and omissions that may have occurred.
Mars NVR Home Combo Kit: Preface Safety Information Caution Warning This is the symbol for indicating any potential hazard, The lighting flash with an arrow head symbol, in an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user. risk or condition requiring special attention. There is dangerous “voltage”...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Contents Contents About this Manual ........................2 FCC Compliance Statement....................... 2 Copyright ..........................2 Safety Information ........................3 Quick Setup Guide ....................6 Step 1: Unpack Your NVR ......................6 Mars Home NVR ...................... 6 Step 2: Install the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) ..................
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Mars NVR Home Combo Kit: Contents Display: Output ........................45 Display: Privacy Zone ......................45 Record: REC Para ........................46 Record: Schedule ........................47 Search: Record Search ......................48 Playback Screen ......................49 Backing Up Videos ......................50 Trimming Videos ......................51 Search: Event Search .......................
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide Quick Setup Guide Thank you for purchasing the Mars Home Series Network Video Recorder (NVR). This NVR is developed by KGuard Security and includes the advanced H.264 video encoding and decoding technology for delivering high performance, and ultimate reliability.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide Step 2: Install the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Step 2: Install the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) The reason you need to install an HDD on the NVR is to be able to save video footages from the security camera(s). This NVR supports one 3.5”...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide Continued... 5. Replace the cover Attach the cover and secure with the screws. Step 3: Make the Connections In order to make the connections, you need to know the connection ports and the meaning of the control LEDs. Please take a moment to review the front and rear panel.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide Rear Panel HDMI LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 1) VGA output: Connects to a VGA monitor. 2) HDMI output: Connects to a monitor/TV via HDMI. 3) USB port: Connects to a USB mouse, flash disk, and other external storage drive. 4) WAN Port: Connects to a router via RJ-45.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide 2. Assemble the IP Camera(s) HDMI LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 (Optional)* Power adapter is not required as the NVR will provide power through the Ethernet cables (PoC cables) to the IP Camera. Ethernet Cables (PoC Cables) Microphone (ICB-100 only)
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide 3. Connect the NVR to the Internet. HDMI LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 Ethernet cable The network connection is necessary for accessing the NVR remotely via smart phone/ tablet/PC or for saving images/videos to the cloud storage (Dropbox or Google Drive).
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide Step 4: Install the NVR to a Stand (Optional) The NVR is equipped with a stand for the device’s vertical installation. To install the NVR to the stand, please refer to the following illustration. PW R HD D Step 5: Power ON the NVR...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide Step 6: Go through the Items in Startup Wizard For going through the items on Startup Wizard, the most convenient way is to use the supplied USB mouse. See the USB mouse operations in “Using the Supplied USB Mouse”...
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide HDD Wizard If you start up the NVR for the first time, you need to format the HDD. Only then the NVR can record the footages on it. To format the HDD, check the Select checkbox and click Format HDD. A warning message opens where you are asked to confirm your selection.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide General Setting It is very important that the time and date are set correctly. In case of a robbery, for example, the video footage can be used as an evidence in the court, and if the date and time do not match, the footage is not regarded as a legitimate evidence.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide Click Save to save the settings. A notification message appears on the screen, click OK. Step 7: Make Sure the Camera(s) are Functioning It may take up to 1 minute for the Cameras to start transmitting video to the NVR. When you are able to see images on the Live Viewing screen, it means the camera(s) are functioning.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Quick Setup Guide Step 8: Mount the Camera(s) If you wish to mount the camera(s), please follow the instructions below: 1. Locate your ideal camera position on the selected surface, for example on the wall. CAUTION: Avoid installing the camera near the indoor lights, for example under fluorescent light, and do NOT point the camera to the light directly.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Understanding the Live Viewing Screen Understanding the Live Viewing Screen First screen you see after going through or skipping the Startup Wizard, is the Live Viewing screen. It is considered the main screen. On this screen you see the live views from all connected cameras. •...
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Understanding the Live Viewing Screen • Full Screen Mode (one channel in full screen) You need to double click on a channel live view, to see the channel in full screen. If you want to exit the full screen mode, double-click, again.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Understanding the Live Viewing Screen The meaning of the indicators is as follows: Icon Description If you see this icon on a live view, it means a motion has been detected on that channel. If you want to enable this function, see “Alarm: Motion”...
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Understanding the Live Viewing Screen Button Description Lock Click to lock access to enter the OSD menu. You need to type the user name and password before entering the OSD menu. Please refer to “Locking the Screen” on page 24. NOTE: The default user name and password are “admin”...
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Understanding the Live Viewing Screen Button Description Play Back Click to open the playback window. Choose the date/time and channel for playback. For more details, please refer to “Search: Record Search” on page 48. NOTE: Click to exit the Play Back window.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Understanding the Live Viewing Screen Button Description Zoom Click to open the channel in full screen. Then mark the area on the channel you wish to zoom in. NOTE: Right-click on the channel to exit the zoom mode. Color Setup Click to configure the color settings of a channel.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Basic NVR Operations Basic NVR Operation Using the Supplied USB Mouse The simplest way to operate the NVR is using the supplied optical USB mouse. The USB mouse has two control buttons which function as described below. Left click: Click to choose an item in the menus and confirm your selection.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Basic NVR Operations Using the Supplied Remote Control MENU AUDIO/ MUTE SEARCH Icon Description Numeric keys 1 ~ 4 Press to display channel 1 ~ 4. NOTE: The NVR supports only 4 channels. 0, 5 ~ 9 Not applicable.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Basic NVR Operations Rebooting/Shutting Down the NVR To reboot or shut down the NVR, open the Main Menu-> Advanced-> Maintain and click Shutdown. CAUTION: To protect your data on the NVR, always shut down the NVR, using the Shut Down menu button. You are prompted to enter the user name and password.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features Accessibility Features How to Connect the NVR to the Network Step 1: Connect the power adapter to the NVR. See “Step 5: Power ON the NVR” on page Step 2: Connect an RJ-45 cable from the WAN port on the back of the NVR to an available port on a router. See “3.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features KViewQR App Before using the smart phone/tablet for accessing remotely the NVR, you need to connect the NVR to the Internet. NOTE: Instead of searching for the KViewQR App on App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android), you can use your smart phone/tablet to scan in the QR code on top of the NVR for accessing the KViewQR App download page directly.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features Android Step 3: Open the application Android Step 4: Identify and add the NVR Android: a. Tap and use the camera of your smart phone/tablet to scan in the QR code on top of the NVR. The NVR identification page opens.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features iOS: a. Tap and use the camera of your smart phone/tablet to scan in the QR code on top of the NVR. NOTE: As an alternative, you can identify the NVR by tapping on and search for local devices, or tapping on and enter the NVR ID print on the label manually.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features b. On the live view page tap on the channel to do any of the following: -Tap to capture a snapshot. -Tap and tap “MUTE”, “LISTEN”, or “SPEAK” to activate the respective function. NOTE: “SPEAK”...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features b. On the live view page tap on the channel to do any of the following: -Tap to return to the previous page. -Tap to change the channel view. -Tap to access playback and gallery folders. -Tap and tap listen ( ), mute (...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features • If you are using a smart phone/tablet then download and open the Dropbox app. Click Create Account. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your account. How to Configure the Cloud Storage Settings for Dropbox If you already have an active Dropbox account, you need to connect the KGuard Cloud Uploader to your Dropbox.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features • Upload Photo: Enable and click Setup if you want to upload photos from the cameras. Channel: Select the channels where you want to upload the photos to Dropbox. Interval: Set the photo uploading interval. Motion Detection: Enable if you want to upload photos to Dropbox when the camera detects a motion.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features TIP: See the connection status below the screen. For example, a notification of a successful connection: NOTE: Every time the cloud storage account is changed or HDD is formatted, you must activate cloud again to recognize the changes.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features NOTE: Instead of checking e-mail, you can also use your smart phone/tablet to scan in the QR code displayed on the activation notification message for completing the activation. Please refer to “For smart phone/tablet users:” on page 36. Click OK to continue.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features Please see the following image in the next step for reference. To view the uploaded photos and/or videos, open the Dropbox app in your smart phone/tablet and log in with your account. NOTE: If you receive the following error, please check if the NVR is connected to the internet.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features Google Drive How to Create a Google Account NOTE: If you already have a Google account, please skip this section. To create an account for accessing Google service, do the following: https://accounts.google.com/SignUp • Open the web browser and navigate to and fill in the requested information.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features • Cloud Storage: Allow cloud settings. • Cloud Type: Select Google Drive from the list. • Driver Name: Enter the cloud storage name for your NVR. When linking the KGuard Cloud Uploader to your Google Drive, the Driver Name will be used as the folder name where KGuard uploads the snapshots and/or videos.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Accessibility Features NOTE: • You can only choose one channel where to upload videos. • In one hour the system uploads maximum 3 footages. • The maximum duration of each uploaded footage is 10 seconds. Click Apply to save the settings for Upload Video.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Operating the NVR You probably come to this section because the default configuration of the NVR does not quite satisfy your needs, or you wish to learn more about your NVR. Therefore you need to access the NVR’s settings menu (Main Menu). The Main Menu can be accessed locally or via a Web Client.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Display: Camera On this page you can see the online/connected cameras. • Select Box ( ): Check in the title bar to mark all cameras or next to a camera, to select that specific camera. •...
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR NOTE: • The Add All IP cameras require you to authenticate yourself. Enter your user name and password to the prompt. • Use the Add All function to let the NVR detect quickly any changes made to the camera connections. For example, you disconnect the camera from LAN3 port and connect to LAN4 port and want the NVR to quickly update the camera connection information.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Display: Camera Setup • Channel: In this menu you can configure how the channels are displayed on the Live Viewing screen. Select the channel from the drop-down menu. • Show Name: Uncheck if you do not want the channel name to be displayed on the Live Viewing screen. •...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Display: Output • Video Output: This is the video output of the main monitor that you use for live view display (not supported in Mars Home NVR). • Seq Mode: One channel at a time. •...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR A Privacy Zone can be used to cover up part of your image. You can create up to four privacy zones. On your image, they appear as “black areas”. You can choose where you want to create the zone and how large the zone is. Just click inside the default red-lined rectangle and drag it where you want to create a privacy zone.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR In REC Para menu you can enable or disable the recording per channel and set the pre-recording condition. • Channel: Select the channel to set its recording parameters. • Record: If Record is enabled, the video from the selected channel is recorded to the HDD. •...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Search: Record Search In Record Search menu you can search and playback the recorded videos based on recording type (alarm / normal), channel, date and time parameter. • Channel: Choose a channel to playback the recording or keep the default All. “All” means searching for the recording on all the channels for the specified date and time.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Playback Screen No. Item Description • Modify the month and year of the playback if necessary. Set Date • Select the day. Channels Select the channel. Switch Click to switch into backup mode. Please refer to “Backing Up Videos”...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Backing Up Videos To save the recording(s) to a USB storage device, on Playback screen click to view all the recordings of a specific day as a list for backing up purposes. Set the date and time to search for the recordings.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Trimming Videos Use this function if you want to backup a section of the video for safekeeping or for evidentiary purposes. You need to connect a USB storage device into the USB port on the NVR, search and playback the footage. Double-click to view the channel in full screen and while playing the video, click the .
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Search: Event Search The Event Search menu displays you the recordings that were triggered by the NVR. For example, if you use the default continuous recording, then likely most of the “events” are normal-type recordings. •...
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR NOTE: Double-click on the log to view the details, the previous log, next log, or to playback the alarm logs. More information on playback, please refer to “Playback Screen” on page 49. NOTE: To backup the logs, click Backup.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Network: Network If you want to use your smart phone/tablet/PC for remote monitoring, upload photos/videos to Dropbox/Google Drive, send e-mail, etc., please complete the network settings. The most common types are DHCP or Static. Most probably your network type is DHCP, unless the network is manually addressed (usually called- Static).
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR PPPoE Connection • Type: Select the network type you are using. DHCP Type: If you choose this type, then the network settings will be filled automatically. Static Type: To fill in all the required network settings, please ask your ISP (Internet Service Provider). PPPoE Type: To fill in all the required network settings, please ask your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Network: MainStream In this menu you can configure the parameters of the mainstream. These parameters define the recording resolution of the NVR. • Channel: Choose the channel where the settings are applied. •...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR • Bitrate Mode: If you want to set the bitrate by yourself, then choose user-defined mode. If you want to select the predefined bitrate, choose predefined mode. • Bitrate: The higher the bitrate, the better the video quality and the larger the file size on the disk. •...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Email Schedule: For your convenience, you can define a schedule when and what type of events you want to be • notified. To set up a schedule, click Email Schedule. Email Schedule Slot for Event (HDD full, HDD error or Video Loss)
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR The reason why you may need to configure DDNS settings is when your NVR is connected to a network where the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server (see “Network:DHCP.” on page 55).
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR If the domain name registration is successful, the following screen displays the domain name and its status. NOTE: After you register the domain name and complete the DDNS settings on NVR, then you can identify the NVR on the network through its domain name.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Network: Switch (Not Supported in Mars Home NVR) If a network conflict occurs with an IP camera, you need to configure the network switch settings. • IP Address: Enter an IP address to the network camera. •...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Set Motion Detection Area By default, the whole screen is marked for motion detection (red block).If you want to disable motion detection on an area, you need to click the grid cursor and then drag the mouse to highlight the scope to unmark the area (transparent block) for motion detection.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Device: HDD In this menu you can view and configure the internal HDD, that the NVR uses for saving the reocrdings. You will see the state, free/total space and free recording time information concerning the HDD. If you start up the NVR for the first time, you need to format the HDD.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Device: Cloud Storage This feature allows users to see what is happening on your camera site anytime, anywhere through the Internet. Uploading the snapshots can be based on a time interval or a motion is detected. Uploading the videos takes place only when a motion is detected during the set schedule.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Channel: Select the channels where you want to upload the photos to Google Drive. Interval: Set the photo uploading interval. Motion Detection: Enable if you want to upload photos to Google Drive when the camera detects a motion. Click Motion Setup if you have not yet set the motion area.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR • Cloud Storage: Allow cloud settings. • Cloud Type: Select Dropbox from the list. • Driver Name: Enter the cloud storage name for your NVR. When linking the KGuard Cloud Uploader to your Dropbox, the Drive Name will be used as the folder name where KGuard uploads the snapshots and/or videos.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR NOTE: • You can only choose one channel where to upload videos. • In one hour the system uploads maximum 3 footages. • The maximum duration of each uploaded footage is 10 seconds. Click Apply to save the settings for Upload Video.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Device: PTZ (Not Supported in Mars Home NVR) NOTE: • To use the PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) function, the camera must support this function. • We recommend to modify the PTZ menu if you are an advanced user. This menu allows you to configure the NVR to behave as a PTZ controller for a speed dome camera.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR • Date/Time: You can set the date and time manually or allow the NVR to update automatically, using the NTP (Network Time Protocol). If you decide to modify manually then click on the date/time box and via on-screen keyboard enter the current date and time.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR System: NTP Configure these parameters if you want to synchronize the NVR’s clock automatically with an Internet time server. • NTP: Stands for Network Time Protocol. Enable this function to allow your NVR to synchronize the date and time parameters with a remote time server over Internet.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR To enable/disable the user, enable/disable the password, or change the password, first select the user and then click Edit. The User Edit menu opens. Click Save to save the changes or click Default to restore the factory default values. Click Cancel to return to the main user configuration screen.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR System: Info In this menu you can review all the technical information concerning your NVR. QR Code NOTE: If you need to scan the QR code of the NVR but the sticker with the code on top of the device has got damaged or is out of reach, then here you can find the device’s QR code here.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR System: Channel Info In this menu you can review the basic information of the channels, like alias, state, mainstream/substream parameters, motion recording, privacy zone(s), and PTZ support. NOTE: To make modifications to these parameters, please refer to their respective menus. Advanced: Maintain •...
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR b. Every month: Reboots the NVR on a monthly basis. In Reboot, select Every month and specify the date (1 to 31) and the time to reboot the device. c. Every day: Reboots the NVR on a daily basis. In Reboot, select Every day and specify the time you want to reboot the device.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR • Load Default: Click Load Default if you wish to retrieve the factory default settings. Check the respective setting option box that you want to restore and then click Save. If you want to select all the options, click All and then Save.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Operating the NVR Advanced: Events In this menu you can configure what action the NVR should do when an event occurs. It allows you to monitor the situation with the HDD, to prevent happening a situation when the NVR is not able to record the video from the cameras to the internal HDD or when a connection to the camera(s) is lost.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Remote Access Via Web Client Remote Access Via Web Client Use the Web Client to remotely access your NVR at anytime via a PC. Before you access the Web Client, you need to ensure that the network settings of the NVR are configured properly. The most convenient and easiest way is if you have set the NVR a static IP address (see “Network:Static.”...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Remote Access Via Web Client Interface Overview After you log in to Web Client, the live screen appears. No. Item Description Click a menu item to access. Options are: • Live: For viewing the Live screen, manual recording and snapshots. •...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Remote Access Via Web Client No. Button Description Previous Click to view the previous channels. Next Click to view the next channels. Full Screen Click to view the channels in full screen mode. Click to stretch the screen. Click it again to return to the original Stretch proportions.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Remote Access Via Web Client Using PTZ Controls (Not Supported in Mars Home NVR) If you are using a PTZ speed dome camera, use the PTZ Controls to adjust the viewing scope other PTZ settings. No.
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Remote Access Via Web Client About the Main Menu Because the Main Menu items of the Web Client are very similar to the OSD (On-Screen Display) Main Menu items, if you want to find more information on a specific item, please refer to “Main Menu”...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Appendix Appendix Troubleshooting If you experience any problems in using the NVR, try the following solutions to these common problems before calling for service. If problems persist, contact the customer service in your area. Question: The NVR does not turn on and the indicators are not lit.
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit Series: Appendix Google Drive: • Make sure you have entered correctly your Gmail account and password. Question: I am getting too many email alerts. Answer: • Check the Sending Interval setting for the email alerts. See “Network: Email”...
Mars Home NVR Combo Kit: Appendix Specifications MH-410 Cloud Cloud Storage Dropbox / Google Drive Storage Mode Schedule / Motion Detection Video Video Input 4 LAN ports Video Output 1 VGA, and 1 HDMI output Video Output Resolution 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1280x720, 1920x1080 Audio Audio Compression G.711...
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Mars Home NVR Combo Kit Series: Appendix Camera ICB-100 x 2 PCS ICB-200 x 2 PCS Image Sensor 1/3” Mega Pixel CMOS Sensor with IR Cut Filter Max. Resolution 1280(H) x 720(V) Lens 3.6mm fixed, F1.2 6mm fixed, F1.2 Viewing Angle 75°...
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